Article 6T7SM Paddy Hill, one of wrongly convicted Birmingham Six, dies aged 80

Paddy Hill, one of wrongly convicted Birmingham Six, dies aged 80

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Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent
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Hill, imprisoned for 16 years for 1974 pub bombing, set up organisation helping other victims of miscarriages of justice

Paddy Hill, one of six men wrongly convicted for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings who went on to set up an organisation dedicated to helping others facing miscarriages of justice, has died aged 80.

Cathy Molloy, the recently retired chief executive officer of the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (Mojo), which Hill founded, said he died peacefully at his home in Ayrshire, cared for by his wife, Tara, on Monday morning".

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